Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy plan to lock lips on NYE

One of the perks of hosting New Year's Rockin' Eve with Jenny McCarthy is that you get to kiss her. "You're almost guaranteed a kiss at midnight with whomever is next to you," co-host Ryan Secarest explained during a press call Wednesday.

Although he is dating former Dancing With the Stars pro Julianne Hough, Seacrest says there's a good reason for kissing another woman on NYE. "I love it because you are all on the same page for a minute. Everybody in Times Square and everybody watching us is all in that great frame of mind and celebrating good things and feeling the energy in that moment, it seems like we're all sort of in the same – in the same (place) all at the same time for once."

McCarthy has a simpler view of the special night. "I'm, you know, moistening my lips every hour. And, I do have some specific questions that I will be asking some boys to see if they are potentials for my midnight kiss."

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